Solid State Logic has begun shipping its Live digital mixing console with the first three consoles all shipped to UK-based global tour production company Britannia Row for use on Peter Gabriel’s forthcoming European Back to Front tour and another two shipped to SGroup in France for the imminent Amel Bent tour.

SSL reports the early response from FOH and monitor engineers as ‘extremely positive’. Console manufacturing production for 2013 has been sold out since July, and details of the new commercial partner network for SSL Live are available in the ‘Where to Buy’ section of the SSL website.

‘The on-schedule completion of the Live console is an important milestone for SSL,’ says CEO, Antony David. ‘This has been one of the biggest developments we have undertaken for some time and marks the first application of our new Tempest digital platform. We have been very encouraged by the response from mix engineers, rental companies and our channel partners since we presented the console in April this year. Demand has substantially outstripped our initial production plans, but we will return to reasonable lead times by early 2014.”

SSL has also expanded its dedicated Live product team with key hires including Jason Kelly as Live Consoles Product Manager based in the UK office and Jay Easley as VP of Live Consoles to lead SSL’s live sector sales operation in North America. Certified training courses have also commenced, with focus on Commercial Partners and initial purchasers. A training programme for the wider operator community is scheduled to commence from January 2014.

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